Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

However, this revised battle plan soon appeared in Li Yunlong's hands again.

Chapter 678 Stilwell Arrives Again

In Fengtian City, Li Yunlong put the Japanese's new battle plan aside.

Kota Kotera's rank is still a bit low. The information he can currently provide to Li Yunlong is the combat plan of the Fourth Division, which cannot be compared with the previous mysterious intelligence.

However, Li Yunlong also had some guesses about the Japanese's battle plan. After all, the Japanese only had so much equipment and only a few routes of attack, so he just had to make various defensive plans.

"Lao Li, the Americans are here!" At this moment, Lao Zhao walked in with a smile. Since Wu Yier came, Zhao Gang's burden has been much lighter, and the number of wrinkles on his face has visibly decreased.

When Li Yunlong heard that the Americans had arrived, he rubbed his face and took out his glasses. "Is Stilwell leading the team again this time?"

"Correct!"

"Let's go! Let's go welcome our old friend!"

When he heard it was Stilwell, Li Yunlong immediately became excited. Compared with Beria, Li Yunlong had a much better impression of Stilwell.

Some of the suggestions Stilwell made to Luo Kuizi did increase Luo Kuizi's support for the country. Moreover, Stilwell was a relatively honest person and did not take many kickbacks.

"It seems that we are finally going to get the funds!" Li Yunlong had previously asked the Americans for an interest-free loan of 10 million US dollars. Although he got approval, the money had not been received yet. It is estimated that Stilwell came to deliver the money this time.

Originally, Li Yunlong thought that this matter might be delayed for some time. Now the Americans sent people to learn how to fight the Japanese army, and Stilwell was leading the team. Ten million US dollars seemed to be waving to Li Yunlong. If he didn't bring the money, these observation groups would be in danger.

Compared to the hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars in loans that Americans in later generations often took out, ten million doesn't sound like a lot.

But in reality, 10 million US dollars was an astronomical figure in this era. When our army was in the most difficult time, we relied on tens of thousands of dollars to get through the difficulties, and 10 million US dollars was equivalent to 30 million dollars.

If you still don't have a clear idea, let's convert it into equipment: the cost of the American main battle tank Sherman is about 40,000 US dollars, and 250 can be built with 10 million US dollars;

The American P51 Mustang fighter costs about $, and $ million can produce of them. Even if the purchase price were to increase several times, $ million could still buy a lot of advanced equipment, but the result... Pah!

Li Yunlong put on his glasses and quickly left the headquarters with Zhao Gang and the others. Stilwell was dressed in his military uniform, accompanied by a dozen white men in traditional American uniforms. Stilwell held the highest rank of these men, currently serving as Lieutenant General. The others were two Major Generals, four Brigadier Generals, and the rest were Colonels.

Li Yunlong was most impressed by the five-star general rank in the U.S. military, but in the U.S. military rank system, those who can reach the rank of colonel are not ordinary people.

The American military is also a place where seniority is the key. If a famous five-star general did not have family connections, he would not have been able to enter West Point, let alone start his glorious life.

The American society is much more complicated than ours. Many people say that Americans lack social skills because they have not been exposed to their level of social skills.

In China, you can still use your connections to find friends to smooth things over, but in America, if you are not of the same class, you don’t even have the means to find connections.

"Hahaha, General Stilwell, welcome, welcome!" When he saw Stilwell, Li Yunlong immediately opened his arms and gave Stilwell a big hug.

Stilwell looked at Li Yunlong, who was still wearing his tattered uniform. He was stunned at first, then opened his arms and hugged Li Yunlong: "General Li Yunlong, it's been a long time since we last met. I have always wanted to come and see you, but I am busy with the war. I hope you can understand!"

Now Stilwell was no longer an advisor, but the Chief of Staff of the China Theater and the Commander of the US Army in the China-Burma-India Theater. In theory, all of Li Yunlong's troops were under his command, after all, he held the position of Chief of Staff of the China Theater.

"Chief of Staff, I'm also waiting for your guidance here!"

Hearing Li Yunlong's words, Stilwell quickly waved his hand and said, "No, General Li Yunlong, you don't need my guidance here. I'm here to learn from you!"

Looking at Stilwell's serious expression, Li Yunlong understood that he could not be humble when greeting Stilwell or the American officers. These white people did not understand the meaning of humility and would only regard humility as hypocrisy.

"Studying is no problem. I, Li Yunlong, dare not say anything else, but when it comes to fighting the Japanese, I, Li Yunlong, am absolutely professional!" Li Yunlong patted his chest. Perhaps if other generals in China said this, the American officers might question it, but if Li Yunlong said this, no one would doubt it.

"General Li Yunlong, you are now very famous internationally. This is a letter from the Lame Man himself to you, and this is a letter from the Big Pipe to you!" Stilwell took out two letters and handed them to Li Yunlong. After taking a look at the names on them, Li Yunlong knew who they were.

"Am I so famous now?" Li Yunlong had no interest in the letters from the Cripple and the Big Pipe. One was a cripple and the other was an old man with a beard. Li Yunlong had nothing to talk about with them.

"Of course, your battles in the four eastern provinces have greatly inspired the confidence of people all over the world in the fight against fascism. When the news of your victory reached our country, newspapers with your photos were sold out. If you come to us to raise funds, there should be a lot of people who will donate generously!"

"And the devils gave you a lot of nicknames: the thorn of the empire, the dragon that destroys the empire, the fox of China... We all know them!"

Li Yunlong didn't feel anything when Stilwell said his nickname. He had heard it so many times that his ears were callused. But when he heard the speech, Li Yunlong couldn't help but feel something in his heart. He thought that he could make a lot of money by giving speeches in the United States now, so it didn't seem impossible.

Among those who make money by giving speeches in the United States, the most representative one is Mr. Hu. Although Li Yunlong disdains this pioneer of public office, it must be said that these speeches by Mr. Hu in the United States have indeed changed the American people's views on the war between China and the Japanese, and also won a lot of sympathy and support for China from the Americans.

Many ordinary Americans donated generously, but the money did not turn into supplies, but instead turned into stocks and fell into the pockets of some people.

"I will definitely go there when I have time!" Li Yunlong had already started to think in his mind whether he should really find time to give a speech, or if he didn't go himself but sent someone over, maybe he could make a lot of money.

"Welcome! I can already imagine the scene when General Li Yunlong arrives. The streets will surely be deserted!"

Stilwell and Li Yunlong chatted as they walked into the headquarters. Along the way, Stilwell secretly observed Li Yunlong and his troops. Li Yunlong was still wearing an old military uniform with some patches on it.

This wasn't Li Yunlong being deliberately pitiful; it was just how he usually wore it. This uniform was made by Xiuqin herself, so even if it broke, he would mend it and continue wearing it. The glasses frame wasn't the one with the broken leg; that one was too unwearable, so he got a new one.

Aside from Li Yunlong, the rest of the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers in the headquarters were the same. Zhao Gang's uniform also had several patches, but unlike Li Yunlong's, Zhao Gang needed to carry various things for work, so when his uniform got damaged, he simply sewed a pocket on it to cover the damage and make it easier to store things.

The same is true for the Chief of Staff and others. From a distance, these uniforms look more like those of the Eight Bags and Nine Bags Elders.

Wei Heshang and Duan Peng also had plenty of pockets on their uniforms, but they usually contained various snacks instead of documents and work supplies. Li Yunlong often used his brain and needed to replenish nutrients and sugar at any time, so the guards would carry various snacks.

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Chapter 679: It’s Good to Make a Request

"General Li Yunlong, the purpose of our visit this time is to hope that General Li Yunlong can teach us some experience in fighting the Japanese."

After entering the headquarters, Stilwell got straight to the point.

"No problem, you've come at the perfect time. The Japanese are going to launch a counterattack against us soon, so this is a great opportunity for you to learn on the battlefield!"

After hearing Stilwell's request, Li Yunlong said enthusiastically that he was not afraid of Stilwell making requests, but he was afraid that he would not make any requests. How could he have the nerve to ask for assistance if Stilwell did not make any requests?

And it's good to study. While studying, I can let Stilwell see the difficulties of our army, and then play the victim and make some money.

"I'm so grateful to General Li Yunlong. Let me introduce these people to you."

Stilwell stood up and began to introduce the American generals who came with him to Li Yunlong.

"This is Major General Holland Smith, from the Marine Corps!"

Li Yunlong extended his hand and shook hands with the major general named Smith.

Li Yunlong had a general impression of this person. He participated in the Battle of the Marshall Islands, as well as the Battle of Saipan and the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Especially during the Battle of Iwo Jima, he was already the commander of the US Marine Corps Pacific Fleet.

The fact that such a person who will be of great use in the future comes to study with Li Yunlong shows that the US military attaches great importance to this learning mission.

Li Yunlong planned to hide what the US military was learning this time. He must not let the US military learn from the Tashan defense line, because his elite troops were fighting against the elite troops of the Japanese there.

We cannot let the US military discover the true combat effectiveness of the Japanese, nor can we let the US military see the strong combat effectiveness of our own troops, otherwise we will not be able to play the victim.

There is a place that is very suitable for the US military to learn from, and that is the Third Corps. The troops under the deputy division commander are all recruits, and the enemies they face are also the new recruit divisions of the Japanese.

There are new recruits on both sides for the American generals to learn from. These American generals should come to some conclusions, such as the low combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, lack of training, lack of heavy weapons, etc.

When this group of American officers who have completed their training return to the army to take command, the Japanese will teach the American army a good lesson and then make them bleed.

"This is Alexander Patch."

Stilwell introduced another US major general to Li Yunlong.

Seeing the man in front of him, Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes slightly. This was also a ruthless person. It was this thin-looking man in front of him who turned the tide of the Guadalcanal Battle.

He should be the commander of the 1st Marine Division at present. He not only performed brilliantly in the Pacific battlefield, but also in the European battlefield and participated in Operation Dragoon.

"..."

"This is Ridgway."

When Stilwell introduced the last brigadier general, Li Yunlong's smile grew even wider.

He reached out and shook the hand that Ridgway extended: "Welcome!"

Li Qiwei saw that Li Yunlong was staring at him with a strange look, but he couldn't tell what was strange.

What Ridgway didn't know was that Li Yunlong was considering whether to kill Ridgway here. This guy was considered the most outstanding American commander in the Korean War.

Compared with several American commanders who returned home for Christmas and were anxious to award their sons medals, this one caused the greatest casualties to our army.

"Who is this……"

After Stilwell finished introducing everyone, Li Yunlong pretended to think for a moment and said, "General Stilwell, our army is now surrounded by the Japanese on three sides. There are occasional small-scale battles on the northern and southern fronts, but there has been no fighting on the eastern front. However, according to intelligence, the Japanese are preparing to assemble over twenty divisions on the eastern front to launch an attack on our army. I wonder where you are planning to go to learn?"

"Twenty divisions?"

When Stilwell heard this number, he couldn't help but gasp. Stilwell had been dealing with the Japanese for many years and knew the combat effectiveness of their troops.

When facing a Japanese division in Burma, it was quite difficult to fight, but Li Yunlong actually had to face the attack of twenty Japanese divisions.

"Yes, the Japanese will form divisions in the peninsula, so there are more divisions in the peninsula. Although the eastern front is calm now, once the Japanese start to counterattack, it will probably be the hardest hit area. I have also prepared 300,000 troops near the eastern front to defend against the Japanese!"

After hearing this, Stilwell thought for a moment, looked at the American officers, and waited for their choice.

"I choose to go to the Eastern Front!"

"I also think it's better to go to the Eastern Front!"

"..."

Looking at a group of American officers choosing the Eastern Front battlefield, Li Yunlong smiled. He was not surprised by their choice.

Just now, Li Yunlong seemed to have given them a choice, but he had already hinted clearly that there would be no large-scale fighting on the north and south fronts, and the main battle zone would be on the east front.

These American military officers came all the way to study with Li Yunlong, certainly not to learn positional warfare. If they wanted to learn, they had to go to the battlefield to learn anything.

"Okay, I'll arrange a vehicle to take you to the Eastern Front now. The commander of the Eastern Front is the deputy division commander. I'll send a telegram asking you to learn from him!"

Hearing this, Li Qiwei thought for a moment and said, "General Li Yunlong, can you arrange for us to go to the front-line troops? We want to learn from them up close."

"this?"

Li Yunlong looked at Stilwell with a hint of hesitation.

"General Li Yunlong, just arrange for them to go to the front line."

"General Stilwell, the front lines are quite dangerous. If a battle breaks out, your safety may not be guaranteed..."

After hearing this, Stilwell was also in a dilemma. However, at this time, Ridgway spoke again: "Thank you General Li Yunlong for your concern, but from the day we put on the military uniform, we have been prepared to sacrifice. I only hope that General Li Yunlong can equip us with guns so that if we encounter the devils, we can also participate in the battle!"

Li Yunlong did not answer, but looked at Stilwell. Ridgway wanted to die, and Li Yunlong would not stop him, but he needed Stilwell's consent. As long as Stilwell agreed, Li Yunlong could make him have some accidents.

"General Li Yunlong, arrange for them to go to the frontline combat troops!"